Texas Agriculture Code 72.024 – Host-Free Period
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(a) The department may adopt the host-free period adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture for Mexican fruit fly quarantine in this state. During a host-free period, host fruits may not be produced or permitted to remain on trees within a quarantined area.
(b) All old crop fruit shall be removed from premises in a quarantined area at the beginning of an annual host-free period.
Terms Used In Texas Agriculture Code 72.024
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture. See Texas Agriculture Code 1.003
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) In addition to other fruits declared by the department to be host fruits, the following fruits are host fruits for the purpose of this chapter:
(1) mangoes;
(2) sapotas, including sapodillas, fruits of the family Sapotaceae and the genus Casimiroa, and all other fruits commonly called sapotas or sapotes;
(3) peaches;
(4) guavas;
(5) apples;
(6) pears;
(7) plums;
(8) quinces;
(9) apricots;
(10) mameys;
(11) ciruelas; and
(12) all citrus fruits, except lemons, sour limes, calamondin, and citrus fruit that, because of its stage of development during the host-free period, will mature during the period of the year not within the host-free period.